Sports briefs

Hood River Little League sign-ups will be held Feb. 6-8 from 6-8:30 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Westside Elementary in the foyer between the gym and cafeteria. Fees are $30 per player and birth certificates are required. Please call Chris Sherrell at 386-5732 for more information.

Trail Daze scheduled for Feb. 23

Hood River Community Education, in cooperation with Shortt Supply, will present the first-ever Trail Daze — an all-day outdoor education program — from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Hood River Valley High School. For only $10, you can learn everything you need to know about orienteering, first aid, conditioning/footwear, and water filtration. Each subject will be taught in a separate two-hour segment. Sponsors such as Outside Magazine, Montrail, Brunton and CamelBak have all donated items to the course.

Participants also receive a free T-shirt. For more info, call Community Ed at 386-2055 or Shortt Supply at 386-5474.

Odell Little League sign-ups

Odell Little League sign-ups will be held Feb. 6 and Feb. 8 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Mid Valley Elementary School. Players are asked to bring a copy of their birth certificate.

Blazers bus headed to Portland

Hood River Community Education is sponsoring a group bus trip to Portland on Saturday, Feb. 23 to see the Portland Trailblazers take on the Denver Nuggets at the Rose Garden. The trip includes a reserved seat and commercial bus transportation — which means no parking hassles. Tickets are in the upper concourse, near mid-court. Price is $37 for people 16 years and older, and $32 for 15 years and under. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Mike Schend at 386-2055 with questions or to register.

Frog Lake snowshoe race Sunday

Sign up today for the fifth-annual Frog Lake 5-Mile Snowshoe this Sunday on Mt. Hood. The Frog Lake 5-Mile is a U.S. Snowshoe Association Nationals qualifier, and is one of only four qualifying races in the country. However, participants of all abilities (including beginners) are invited. Fees are $17.50 before Sunday and $20 the day of the event. Register online at www.bigredlizard.com or call Kevin at 503-497-4080. Race start time is 9:30 a.m. and begins at the Frog Lake Sno-Park, 10 minutes east of Government Camp on Hwy. 26.

HRV Eagles softball clinic Feb. 10

The HRV girls softball team will sponsor a youth softball clinic Sunday, Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the HRVHS gymnasium. Cost is $15 per participant. Call Phil Hukari at 386-4500 for more information.

JV CORNER

JV boys win fourth straight game

The HRV boys basketball team won its 10th game of the season and fourth in a row Monday night with a 69-48 dismantling of Central Catholic in Portland. Coach Dick Charles likes the way his troops have pulled together the past two weeks and is confident they can challenge for the league title — which may come down to a Feb. 19 game at Barlow. Leading the way for the JV boys are Tyler Monzie (14 ppg), Heath Goin (10 ppg) and Sam “The Sparkplug” Murillo (9 ppg). Charles also pointed to big contributions from Todd Shyppertt, John Winnett and Bryan Crosswhite. HRV plays Parkrose at home Friday.

Frosh hoopsters earn comeback win

After falling behind Reynolds by 11 points at halftime of last Friday’s home game, the HRV freshman boys basketball team put together an almost flawless second half to win the game 66-56. Justin Krizman led HRV with 17 points, while Bryan Williams had 15 and Dennis Methvin 13 as the Eagles ran their season record to 5-7.

“We came back in the second half and really pulled together as a team,” coach Caleb Sperry said of his team, which outscored Reynolds 41-20 after halftime. “The kids really picked it up and played to their potential.” Sperry pointed to HRV’s team defense and improved half-court offense as keys to the victory.

JV girls win ‘remarkable comeback’

The HRV girls JV team wasn’t to be outdone Friday, earning a comeback win of its own, 46-45 over Reynolds. Down by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Eagles were able to hold the Raiders to only eight points in the final 10 minutes. With just six seconds remaining, Alyssa Ortega received a bounce pass, drove into the middle of the lane and made a turn-around jumper to secure the win. Leading the way for HRV was Anna Hidle, who scored 21 points and played relentless defense to keep the game close. Ortega finished with 10 and Ashley Botts six.

HRV had lost its previous two games to Centennial on Jan. 15 and Gresham on Jan. 18. Coach Phil Hukari attributed the losses to a lack of scoring and poor free-throw shooting (just 8-23 versus Centennial), but saw marked improvement in all areas in Friday’s win. “It was a remarkable comeback by a never-say-die JV team,” he said.

JV wrestlers take second at Elks

The Hood River Valley JV wrestling team continued to exert its dominance over dual-meet opponents by taking second place at the Elks Invitational Saturday in Hood River. Like their varsity counterparts, the JV’s finished with five individual champions and look very strong heading into the Feb. 15-16 district meet.